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      • August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
      • Supplement

      Milford Industries (C)

      By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro
      Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. View Details
      Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation
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      Dolan, Robert J., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Milford Industries (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 584-014, August 1983. (Revised June 1985.)
      • July 1983 (Revised July 1991)
      • Case

      Hintz-Kessels-Kohl A.G.

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      A truck manufacturer must decide whether to bid on the sale of 120 trucks to a private firm in Costa Rica. If a bid is submitted, a decision must be made on whether to protect against the credit, exchange rate, and sovereign risks. View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Truck Transportation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Germany; Costa Rica
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Hintz-Kessels-Kohl A.G." Harvard Business School Case 284-019, July 1983. (Revised July 1991.)
      • May 1983 (Revised December 1987)
      • Case

      Technical Data Corp.

      By: William A. Sahlman
      Describes a decision confronting the president of a small company about selling some or all of the shares in his company to another firm. Technical Data Corp. provides analytical services to professional bond market traders over a system of computer terminals operated... View Details
      Keywords: Stocks; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Negotiation Tactics; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Strategy; Horizontal Integration; Information Industry; Service Industry
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      Sahlman, William A. "Technical Data Corp." Harvard Business School Case 283-072, May 1983. (Revised December 1987.)
      • January 1983 (Revised February 1988)
      • Case

      Hospital Corp. of America (B)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Focuses on HCAs financing options for reaching its target capital structure. The options include new equity conversion of convertible debentures, a debt-for-equity swap, the sale of assets, and fixed-rate debt. Students must address the problem of market timing and... View Details
      Keywords: Assets; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Equity; Debt Securities; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Health Industry; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Hospital Corp. of America (B)." Harvard Business School Case 283-054, January 1983. (Revised February 1988.)
      • January 1983 (Revised June 1985)
      • Case

      Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.: Marketing Communications

      By: John A. Quelch
      Marketing executives at the company are considering the merits of a variety of communications programs designed to increase the effectiveness of the company's sales force of beauty consultants. View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Communications; Salesforce Management; Decision Making; Performance Effectiveness; Management Teams; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
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      Quelch, John A. "Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.: Marketing Communications." Harvard Business School Case 583-068, January 1983. (Revised June 1985.)
      • June 1982 (Revised May 1995)
      • Case

      Ellis Manufacturing Co.

      By: Roy D. Shapiro
      Ellis finds itself in a weakening competitive position largely due to the lack of rationalization in its plants. Driven by a strong traditionally decentralized sales organization, Ellis finds that all plants want control over all product lines. As a result, overall... View Details
      Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Brands and Branding; Performance Capacity; Competitive Strategy; Construction Industry
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      Shapiro, Roy D. "Ellis Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 682-103, June 1982. (Revised May 1995.)
      • March 1982
      • Supplement

      Airframe Industry (L): Cumulative Aircraft Sales

      By: Benson P. Shapiro
      Keywords: Aerospace Industry
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      Shapiro, Benson P. "Airframe Industry (L): Cumulative Aircraft Sales." Harvard Business School Supplement 582-012, March 1982.
      • January 1982
      • Case

      Unitrode Corp. (C): Sales Forecasting of Major Procurements

      By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Sales
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      Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Unitrode Corp. (C): Sales Forecasting of Major Procurements." Harvard Business School Case 182-180, January 1982.
      • November 1981
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      Morris Alper & Sons, Inc.: Video 1, Sales Calls

      By: Benson P. Shapiro
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      Shapiro, Benson P. "Morris Alper & Sons, Inc.: Video 1, Sales Calls." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-507, November 1981.
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      The Dynamics of Changing Seller Concentration

      By: M. E. Porter and R. E. Caves
      Keywords: Change; Sales
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      Porter, M. E., and R. E. Caves. "The Dynamics of Changing Seller Concentration." Journal of Industrial Economics 29, no. 1 (September 1980).
      • 1980
      • Working Paper

      Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process

      By: Alan J. Auerbach and Jerry R. Green
      This paper presents a structural model of production and inventory accumulation based on the hypothesis of cost minimization. It differs from previous attempts in several respects. First, it integrates the analysis of input inventories with output inventories, treating... View Details
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      Auerbach, Alan J., and Jerry R. Green. "Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 491, June 1980.
      • August/September 1976
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      Can Nutrition Sell?

      By: James E. Austin
      Keywords: Food; Sales; Nutrition
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      Austin, James E. "Can Nutrition Sell?" Professional Nutritionist (August/September 1976).
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      A Technique to Estimate Retail Demand and Lost Sales

      By: A. Raman and Giulio Zotteri
      Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Demand and Consumers; Sales; Retail Industry
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      Raman, A., and Giulio Zotteri. "A Technique to Estimate Retail Demand and Lost Sales."
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      Competitive Dynamics of the Textile-Apparel-Retail Channel

      By: Janice H. Hammond
      Janice H. Hammond established in 1991 (with Frederick H. Abernathy and John Dunlop of Harvard University and David Weil of Boston University) the Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research. Funding provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has supported the... View Details
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      Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets

      By: Laura Alfaro
      The post-Global Financial Crisis period shows a surge in corporate leverage in emerging markets and a number of countries with deteriorated corporate financial fragility indicators (Altman’s Z-score). Firm size plays a critical role in the relationship between... View Details
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      Corporate Restructuring and Business Insolvency: Economic Impact and Best Practices

      By: Stuart C. Gilson
      Stuart C. Gilson is studying how severe financial distress impacts corporate policies and economic resource allocation. He is also studying how managers can best respond to financial distress in order to preserve and grow value. He is undertaking this research... View Details
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      Evolution of firm structure in vertical specialized technology supply chains

      By: Willy C. Shih
      The global market in many everyday products has been transformed by the internationalization of production.  In many industries, semiconductors and electronic products in particular, a sequential mode of production has evolved in which goods are produced... View Details
      Keywords: Globalization Of Supply Chain; Globalization; Technological Innovation; Manufacturing Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Auto Industry; United States; Asia; China
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      Evolution of the Global Beauty Industry

      By: Geoffrey G. Jones

      This research examines the global beauty industry, which includes cosmetics, deodorants, fragrances, hair care, oral hygiene and skin care. Today global sales of cosmetics and toiletries are in excess of U.S. $380  billion. This research examines the growth of this... View Details

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      India Transformed? Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005 (with Anusha Chari)

      By: Laura Alfaro
      Using firm-level data this paper analyzes, the transformation of India’s economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services... View Details
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      Innovating in Energy: Learning from High-Potential Ventures

      By: Joseph B. Lassiter

      My work at HBS has always focused on high-potential ventures.  Most recently, these have been professionally financed start-ups and buyouts in newly emerging energy and cleantech businesses. These ventures tend to be based on innovative insights into technology and... View Details

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